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Cincinnati gets the craps

Cincinnati gets the craps
Sorry, I couldn’t resist that headline. But thanks to ex-mayor Charlie Luken, Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune, more than $32 million spent by casino investors and 53 percent of voters, Cincinnati will get the craps — plus the black jack, roulette wheels, slots and other gambling in a casino on Broadway Commons. I am not a fanatical opponent. I just think it’s a loser’s... 

Casinos are a loser’s bet — again

Casinos are a loser's bet -- again
I voted early for improved cow-care and better veterans benefits, but I could not bring myself to vote for casinos in Ohio.  I don’t like changing the state constitution to carve out a goldmine and turn it over to a big, out-of-state casino company, Penn National, and the Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert. The Ballot proposal is written by and for the casino team, giving them five casino... 
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